A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 410 Question and Answer Chapter

"What I actually want to say is that I am still alive and have the final say. What I want to express is put in the movie. I will not accept any other interpretation."

Chen Jinnian's words made Xiao Sa laugh.

This guy is so slick, he doesn't want to fall into any trap at all.

"Thank you, Director Chen, for your story. Now, let's get back to the film itself and answer some of the questions that the audience is most concerned about." Xiao Sa glanced at the content on the cue card and continued, "What do you think, Director Chen? In today's society, it's even more difficult for children from humble backgrounds to achieve success."

Chen Jinnian frowned slightly and leaned forward curiously. "Is this a movie-related question? Let me take a look."

"Hey, this won't work."

Xiao Sa hurriedly took two steps back and cunningly put the hand holding the card behind his back, "Director Chen, please answer the question."

Chen Jinnian had no choice but to pick up the microphone and pondered for a while. He was a public figure on the stage and if his words were inappropriate, it might cause unnecessary trouble.

He thought about such a sensitive question for a while.

"It's true, people can never truly empathize with others. People living in the south think every household in the north has heating, while people living in the north don't understand why southerners complain about the cold in winter."

"While those experts and scholars living in first-tier cities enjoy comfortable living conditions, they have no idea that in many areas, some children have to walk over ten miles of mountain roads just to get from home to school. Just being able to show up in class is already a huge effort for them."

"Do they know? They don't. Being in the upper class, how can they see the suffering of others? They believe that every child can enjoy a high-quality family education at home and attend various cram schools and tutoring classes outside. So they delete a lot of content from the textbooks. They don't teach pinyin in Chinese, they don't teach phonetic symbols in English, and they hide key steps in math."

"They sweep those poor students who want to learn, who want to change their lives, out of the education system at the primary school level. After completing compulsory education, these students who are forced to learn poorly are pushed out into society. Only those who pay exorbitant tuition fees to pass the anti-self-study mechanism are allowed to enter high school and continue the cramming-based exam-oriented education."

"So it's true that it's hard for a child from a poor family to become a successful person? I don't know. Anyway, when I saw the super-thin textbooks and the few knowledge points in them, what interested me most was the huge teaching reference book in the teacher's hand."

Chen Jinnian knows that there are many factors that cause textbooks to become watery and thin, but no matter what the reason is, it is indeed making the responsibility of school education increasingly lower, and the responsibility of family education increasingly heavier.

Originally, schools were meant to allow children of different levels to attend the same classroom and receive the same education, but now they are deteriorating. Schools are just places for exams, and whether one learns well or not depends on the "private school".

"It's a really complicated issue."

Xiao Sa agreed, but did not continue. Although Chen Jinnian directed his criticism at experts and scholars and did not mention system construction, as a professional host, he could not express his position.

"I have another question, Director Chen, why do you always make low-budget films? Can't you make some big productions to promote the industrialization of the film industry?"

"No, I can't. More than 60% of my film's investment was personally funded. I don't have that much money to gamble. The company still has hundreds of employees to support, so I can leave this matter to Guo Xing. I trust him."

Chen Jinnian greeted the audience, and Guo Xun immediately stood up to thank them, which was considered as an early warm-up for "The Wandering Earth".

He then continued, "Actually, compared to the industrialization of the film industry, I care more about the comprehensiveness of film genres. In addition to the comedy, crime, thriller, romance, and martial arts films that we currently focus on, there are actually many other types of films that need to be produced, including crime, thriller, suspense, children's films, and animation."

"Even though the box office may not be very high, the production cost can be relatively low, so it can still make money. At the same time, it can also allow the audience to try cabbage and radish after they get tired of eating big fish and meat."

Seeing Chen Jinnian put down the microphone after he finished speaking, Xiao Sa jokingly asked, "Director Chen, what you mean is that the box office of your movie might be lower than that of the recently released superhero movies."

"Yeah, a Ferrari and a wheelchair are racing, and he won't even show his face."

There was laughter from the audience.

The production costs of Hollywood blockbusters all start from billions, but his movie only costs tens of millions. Chen Jinnian doesn't feel ashamed of losing. In fact, if the box office is similar, it would be fun.

Afterwards, the crew answered a few questions from Xiao Sa. Without giving the media free time to ask questions, they took photos with the main guests and ended the premiere ceremony.

The reason why Chen Jinnian could not answer questions from the media was because the quality of the people present was really mixed. Many of them didn't care about the movie at all, but only cared about his relationship with Wang Yidi.

After all, this movie is the third collaboration between the two, so it's hard not to pay attention to it.

Before leaving, President La left a special message for Chen Jinnian, saying that he would help him increase his screening share by 4% on the first day based on the current share.

The box office of "Wonder Woman" plummeted, which was a typical case of not adapting to the local environment. Except for the North American market where the new feminism is rampant, it was met with a cold reception in other regions.

Therefore, with the current 35% screening share, it would be a pure waste to give this movie any points.

In addition to China Film Group raising prices for Chen Jinnian, other cinema chains also raised prices because no one expected that "Heroine" would falter so quickly. It only lasted for three days, and the daily box office was instantly halved by 60%.

The theater manager, who was originally tough, thought that everyone was looking forward to the release of Chen Jinnian and Tom Cruise's movie, and even changed all the promotional materials.

Cinemas rely on movie box office revenue for their livelihood. Even if there are no audiences, they still have to pay for equipment depreciation, employee salaries, rent, utilities, etc. Whoever has the box office revenue is the boss of the cinema.

This is also the reason why art films have low screening schedules. There are really no audiences watching them. Showing a film to one or two audiences is not enough to cover the depreciation of the equipment.

Many art films have gained a lot of popularity online, and netizens have criticized major movie theaters for not scheduling screenings, which is actually putting the cart before the horse.

If those who act as moral guardians really go to watch the movie, there is no need to blame the cinema, because they will immediately arrange the showtimes clearly.

After the premiere ceremony on the 6th, Chen Jinnian was still planning to go on a roadshow in cities with higher box office sales. Unexpectedly, the video of the interview session of the premiere ceremony was leaked the next day.

“Peking University is okay”

"Racing a Ferrari"

“Reading comprehension that writers themselves wouldn’t do.”

“Anti-self-learning mechanism”

The related topic instantly became a hot topic. Chen Jinnian swore that he did not let the company buy water armies and resources, because this area is a hot spot for corruption, so Chen Jinnian has always been very cautious.

But public opinion exploded, and it successfully brought Xiao Sa and "Bad Genius" out of the circle.

Hey, why is it Xiao Sa? Chen Jinnian looked at his phone and was obviously in deep thought.